Announcing 2012 Choral Regional Conferences and Immersion Events

The American Choral Directors Association will sponsor a record twelve conferences in 2012, featuring the Association’s signature Divisonal conferences, along with five additional intensive events for specific repertoire and interest areas including Children’s Directors, Middle School/Junior High Directors, Composers, American Choral Research, and International Choirs.

The seven ACDA Division conferences feature the best of choral performances, interest sessions, professional development, choral masterclasses, international events, professional networking, and industry trade show. Dates and locations for these events are:

ACDA Central Division, March 7- 10, 2012, Fort Wayne, Indiana
ACDA Eastern Division, Feb. 15 – 18, 2012, Providence, Rhode Island
ACDA North Central Division, Feb. 8 – 11, 2012, Madison, Wisconsin
ACDA Northwestern Division, March 15-18, 2012, Seattle, Washington
ACDA Southern Division, Feb. 29 – March 3, 2012, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACDA Southwestern Division, Feb. 29 – March 3, 2012, Dallas, Texas
ACDA Western Division, Feb. 29 – March 3, 2012. Reno, Nevada

Specific interest area immersion conferences in 2012 include:

Children’s and Community Youth Choir Conductor’s Retreat, January 14-15, 2012, hosted by ACDA, the Young Voices of Colorado, and Metro State College, Denver, CO  http://acda.org/repertoire/children%27s_choir;

Junior High/Middle School Conference, hosted by ACDA, the Cambiata Institute of America for Early Adolescent Vocal Music, and Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts, February 29, 2012, Dallas, TX  http://acda.org/repertoire/jr_high_middle_school;

Choral Composer’s Forum, hosted by ACDA and Lehigh University, June 25-30, 2012;

National Symposium on American Choral Music, hosted by ACDA and the Library of Congress, June 29-30, 2012, Washington, DC; http://acda.org/Call+for+Papers%3A+National+Symposium+on+American+Choral+Music

World Choir Games, hosted by ACDA, the City of Cincinnati, and Interkultur, July 4-14, 2012, Cincinnati, OH; http://www.2012worldchoirgames.com/